BACKHOE OPERATION
CAUTION:
Push the right hand outer control lever, dipperstick
moves away from operator, and pull back the lever,
dipperstick moves toward the operator.
These two levers ( Boom and swing control lever,
Bucket and crowd control lever ) provide four
simultaneous operations. Both experience and
practice are needed to eliminate excess motion and
increase operating efficiency.
Digging Safety
Never leave from the backhoe seat while
operating the backhoe.
Lower the stabilizers and loader bucket to ground
before operating backhoe.
Check carefully for buried electric cables or gas/water
pipes before digging.
Important:
Do not use the machine to pull out tree stumps with
the boom dipper completely extended and the bucket
crowded position.
Bucket and Crowd Controls
Note :
Move the right hand outer control lever to the left,
bucket curls in. Move lever right, bucket extends out
from operator.
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